I KNOW. And that would have been the full first name, so "Chris" would never have been a nickname. My life would have been a living hell, and I would have legally changed my name at 18, I'm sure of it. Luckily, that didn't come to pass, though I'm legally changing my birth name (as you know) from Amanda/Mandi to Alexa/Lex. I was named - another great choice - for some very promiscuous soap opera character my mom thought was pretty in the early 80s. So yeah. Between that and my other reasons, my birth name has never fit me.
I could see you as a James, but definitely not a Jamie or a Jim, or even a Jimmy. Jim does sound a bit country bumpkin - I've never called my son Jim. Jimmy, yes, when I was pregnant (and every now and then, I call him St. Jimmy, like on the Green Day "American Idiot" album), but mostly James. He's a fun kid, but he's so focused and smart that James fits. Sometimes, you just - know. You would have been a James, too. But I cannot imagine you as anyone but a Sean, and I happen to like Sean a hell of a lot. :)
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I could see you as a James, but definitely not a Jamie or a Jim, or even a Jimmy. Jim does sound a bit country bumpkin - I've never called my son Jim. Jimmy, yes, when I was pregnant (and every now and then, I call him St. Jimmy, like on the Green Day "American Idiot" album), but mostly James. He's a fun kid, but he's so focused and smart that James fits. Sometimes, you just - know. You would have been a James, too. But I cannot imagine you as anyone but a Sean, and I happen to like Sean a hell of a lot. :)